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GSAT0233

Navigation satellite in the Galileo constellation. GSAT0233 was launched on December 17, 2025 aboard a Ariane 62 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-302ANORAD 67160European Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
GalileoSat-33
Common name
GSAT0233
Payload designation
Galileo FOC FM33
Other names
GSAT0233,Galileo138
International designator
2025-302A
NORAD catalog number
67160
GCAT identifier
S67160

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
Galileo
Owner
EU SPA
Country
European Union
Builder
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)
Platform (bus)
Galileo

Launch

Date
December 17, 2025 · 05:01 UTC
Launch record
2025-302Success
Rocket
Ariane 62
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
23,214 km
Apogee
23,229 km
Inclination
54.28°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 17, 2025

Size

Mass
733 kg
Dry mass
660 kg
Length
2.7 m
Diameter
1.60 m
Span
14.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q137584540 (CC0).